BOIL

Boil

A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Individual boils clustered together are called carbuncles.

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boil

Noun

  1. A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
    Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.
  2. A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
  3. The collective noun for a group of hawks.

Verb

  1. To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
    Boil some water in a pan.
  2. To cook in boiling water.
    Boil the eggs for two minutes.
    Is the rice boiling yet?
  3. Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
    Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
  4. Said of weather being uncomfortably hot.
    It’s boiling outside!
  5. To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe.
    I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
  6. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
    to boil sugar or salt
  7. To steep or soak in warm water.
  8. To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
    the boiling waves of the sea
  9. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
    His blood boils with anger.


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